1 Kings 7:17
And nets of checker work and wreaths of chain work for the capitals upon the top of the pillars; seven for one capital and seven for the other capital.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
He made lattice designs with twisted chains for the capitals on top of the pillars, seven for each capital.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
There were nets{H7638} of checker-work,{H7639} {H4639} and wreaths{H1434} of chain-work,{H8333} {H4639} for the capitals{H3805} which were upon the top{H7218} of the pillars;{H5982} seven{H7651} for the one{H259} capital,{H3805} and seven{H7651} for the other{H8145} capital.{H3805}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And nets{H7638} of checker{H7639} work{H4639}, and wreaths{H1434} of chain{H8333} work{H4639}, for the chapiters{H3805} which were upon the top{H7218} of the pillars{H5982}; seven{H7651} for the one{H259} chapiter{H3805}, and seven{H7651} for the other{H8145} chapiter{H3805}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
and on euery knoppe aboue vpon ye pilers seue wrythen ropes like cheynes.
Geneva Bible (1560)
He made grates like networke, and wrethen worke like chaynes for the chapiters that were on the top of the pillars, euen seuen for the one chapiter, and seuen for the other chapiter.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
He made networke, & wrythen worke like chaines for the pommels vpon the head peeces that were on the top of the pillers: euen seuen rowes vpon the one head peece, and seuen vpon the other.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
[And] nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which [were] upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.
Webster's Bible (1833)
There were nets of checker-work, and wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
Nets of net-work, wreaths of chain-work `are' for the chapiters that `are' on the top of the pillars, seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the second chapiter.
American Standard Version (1901)
There were nets of checker-work, and wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.
American Standard Version (1901)
There were nets of checker-work, and wreaths of chain-work, for the capitals which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
There were nets of open-work for the crowns on the tops of the pillars, a net of open-work for one and a net of open-work for the other.
World English Bible (2000)
There were nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital, and seven for the other capital.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The latticework on the tops of the pillars was adorned with ornamental wreaths and chains; the top of each pillar had seven groupings of ornaments.
Referenced Verses
- Exod 28:14 : 14 and two chains of pure gold, like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings.
- Exod 28:22 : 22 And you shall make chains for the breastplate at its ends, of braided work of pure gold.
- Exod 28:24-25 : 24 And you shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate. 25 And the other two ends of the two braided chains you shall fasten to the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod at the front.
- Exod 39:15-18 : 15 And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of braided work of pure gold. 16 And they made two settings of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings at the two ends of the breastplate. 17 And they put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate. 18 And the two ends of the braided chains they fastened in the two settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, in the front.
- 2 Kgs 25:17 : 17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital on it was bronze: and the height of the capital was three cubits; and the network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze: and the same was the second pillar with the network.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- 1 Kgs 7:18-225 verses89%
18 And he made the pillars and two rows around on one network, to cover the capitals that were upon the top, with pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital.
19 And the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
20 And the capitals upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, opposite the bulge by the network; and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows around the other capital.
21 And he set up the pillars at the porch of the temple, and he set up the right pillar and called its name Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and called its name Boaz.
22 And upon the top of the pillars was lily work; thus the work of the pillars was finished.
- 1 Kgs 7:15-162 verses87%
15 For he cast two pillars of bronze, each eighteen cubits high, and a line of twelve cubits encircled each pillar.
16 And he made two capitals of molten bronze to set upon the tops of the pillars; the height of one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.
- 1 Kgs 7:41-433 verses86%
41 The two pillars, and the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the two pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars;
42 And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were upon the pillars;
43 The ten bases and ten lavers on the bases;
- 2 Chr 4:12-132 verses82%
12 The two pillars, and the bowl-shaped capitals on top of the two pillars, and the two networks covering the two bowl-shaped capitals on top of the pillars;
13 And four hundred pomegranates on the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowl-shaped capitals that were on the pillars.
- 2 Kgs 25:16-172 verses81%
16 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the bronze of all these vessels was beyond measure.
17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital on it was bronze: and the height of the capital was three cubits; and the network and pomegranates on the capital all around, all of bronze: and the same was the second pillar with the network.
- Jer 52:20-234 verses79%
20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which King Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the bronze of these vessels was beyond weight.
21 And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a string of twelve cubits circled it; and its thickness was four fingers: it was hollow.
22 And a capital of bronze was upon it; and the height of one capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capitals all around, all of bronze. The second pillar and the pomegranates were similar to these.
23 And there were ninety-six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates on the network were one hundred all around.
- 2 Chr 3:15-162 verses79%
15 Also, he made before the house two pillars of thirty-five cubits high, and the capital that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
16 And he made chains, like in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
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28 From the one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals and banded them.
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19 Their pillars were four, and their sockets of bronze four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals and their bands of silver.
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17 The sockets for the pillars were of bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver; and the overlaying of their capitals was of silver; and all the pillars of the court were banded with silver.
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38 And its five pillars with their hooks; and he overlaid their tops and their bands with gold: but their five sockets were bronze.
- Exod 27:15-173 verses75%
15 And on the other side shall be curtains fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their bases three.
16 And for the gate of the court there shall be a curtain twenty cubits long, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer; its pillars shall be four, and their bases four.
17 All the pillars around the court shall be connected with silver bands; their hooks shall be of silver, and their bases of bronze.
- 1 Kgs 7:33-375 verses74%
33 And the workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel; their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast.
34 And there were four supports at the four corners of each base; the supports themselves were part of the base.
35 And on the top of the base was a circular piece half a cubit high; and on the top of the base, its ledges and its borders were part of it.
36 On the plates of its ledges and on its borders, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the open space on each, with wreaths all around.
37 Thus he made the ten bases; all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.
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10 Their pillars were twenty, and their bronze sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their bands were of silver.
- 1 Kgs 7:27-315 verses73%
27 And he made ten bases of bronze; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.
28 And the workmanship of the bases was as follows: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges.
29 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and upon the ledges there was a base above, and beneath the lions and oxen were additions of thin work.
30 And each base had four bronze wheels and plates of bronze, and the four corners had supports; the supports were molten beneath the lavers, at the side of each addition.
31 And the opening in the top of the base was within the capital and above one cubit; but the mouth was round after the shape of the base, a cubit and a half; and there were engravings with their borders, square, not round.
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24 And under the brim around it were knobs encircling it, ten in a cubit, encircling the sea all around; the knobs were cast in two rows when it was cast.
- Exod 37:21-222 verses73%
21 And a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, and a knob under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.
22 Their knobs and their branches were of one piece with it: all of it was one hammered piece of pure gold.
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37 And you shall make for the hanging five pillars of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold; and you shall cast five sockets of bronze for them.
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36 And he made four pillars of acacia wood for it, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were gold, and he cast four silver sockets for them.
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10 And its twenty pillars and their twenty bases shall be of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their bands shall be of silver.
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17 And he made the lampstand of pure gold: of hammered work made he the lampstand; its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece.
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6 And he made a porch of pillars; its length was fifty cubits, and its width thirty cubits. The porch was in front of them, and the other pillars and the thick beam were in front of them.
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14 and two chains of pure gold, like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings.
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17 The hangings of the court, its pillars, and their sockets, and the screen for the door of the court,
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3 And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams that lay on forty-five pillars, fifteen in a row.
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37 And you shall make its seven lamps; and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it.